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RomeoStevens comments on "Stupid" questions thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 13 July 2013 11:09:13AM 0 points [-]

Calling bullshit on that test. It says I should seek medical evaluation for testing at an average of 313. In comparison to this: http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/stats.php

Comment author: Tenoke 13 July 2013 12:46:22PM 1 point [-]

Are you sure it doesn't say 'might be suboptimal' and 'Consider seeking medical evaluation'?

Comment author: RomeoStevens 13 July 2013 01:29:50PM *  2 points [-]

I still consider that wildly over the top. But then again, I have an accurate model of how likely doctors are to kill me.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 July 2013 03:26:42PM 1 point [-]

Details?

Comment author: RomeoStevens 13 July 2013 09:04:50PM 2 points [-]

Robin Hanson.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 July 2013 02:07:27PM *  0 points [-]

Do you find it that incredible that somewhere around 10% of Internet users are severely sleep-deprived? :-)

But yeah, probably they used figures based on laboratory equipment and I guess low-end computer mice are slower than that.